Caspian Sea
Main Contributors:
Johanna Yletyinen
Other Contributors:
Summary
Hypoxia in the Caspian Sea depends on the river discharge of Volga: high flow years cause low dissolved oxygen content in deep areas. Hypoxia has caused benthic mortality.
Type of regime shift
Ecosystem type
- Marine & coastal
- Freshwater lakes & rivers
Land uses
- Fisheries
Spatial scale of the case study
- Sub-continental/regional (e.g. southern Africa, Amazon basin)
Continent or Ocean
- Asia
Region
- Central Asia
Countries
- Azerbaijan
- Russia
- Turkmenistan
- Iran
- Kazakhstan
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Key References
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Dumont HJ. The Caspian Lake: History, biota, structure, and function. Limnology and Oceanography 43, 44-52.
Citation
Johanna Yletyinen.
Caspian Sea.
In: Regime Shifts Database, www.regimeshifts.org.
Last revised 2012-03-17 19:04:40 GMT.
